I posted this in the Humphrey's Home thread but wanted to cross post the same message here.
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Hello to all of my Wilderness Lodge Family.
I just had to save my 1000th post for something special and I couldn't think of a better way to use it than to share a message with all of you. I know that 1000 is just another number to some but to me there is a lot of history in those 1000 posts.
When I joined the DIS in June of 2003, I was simply a lurker that was taking in some much needed info about Wilderness Lodge prior to our up and coming stay in September of 2003. We had already stayed at the Lodge before that but I wasn't prepared like I was after reading this FAQ.
In the process of preparing, I ended up making some new friends. Lots of them. I was given a venue to share my passion for Disney and Wilderness Lodge and felt that we all had a great purpose. During the months that followed I had many ups and downs but one thing was certain, I could come to my WL FAQ Family and take my mind off the days problems.
You all accepted me with no reservations. There aren't many places in this world where complete strangers can meet up and share important pieces of thier lives yet in many cases never put a face to the username and in some cases put a NAME to the username. We have all shared some great times and even some bad times. Most recently, we all came together to support one of our dearest friends in his most crucial time of need.
You don't see this type of thing every day unless of course you are one of us that frequents our FAQ. Yes, I said OUR and this is because OUR faq is nothing without all of the wonderfull people that participate in it. I could list names but I would certainly miss some people so I won't even bother.
Today, I am active in a few ways on the DIS. (As time permits of course...) Two of the most important things I have done since joining include:
1) I created the "Who's Going" database so you can see who will be at the Lodge when you are going. Due to ever increasing demand, it's popularity expanded to all of the resorts at Disney World in Florida. There have even been requests to add
Disneyland CA or create a seperate database for that. Wow. Today, the database plays host to a list of over 1300 vacations at many of the resorts and the main page has seen over 10000 page views.
2) I am currently hosting the 2004 New Jersey DIS Meet in Edison NJ on June 5th and hope to make it a yearly tradition and maybe even expand the area for the meet (Like NY,NJ,and PA). There are currently 41 people confirmed and pre-paid to attend!
Heck, I even have an official color in the Tagliarchy. Royal Blue of course.
I will just say thanks to everyone for making my days a little more special and for giving my life just a little more purpose. You have no idea what kind of impact you make in my day to day life. I look forward to meeting many more of you and continuing contact with those that are already here.
Thank you, again, from the bottom of my heart....
Fred
!); can't wait to hear about it when ya get back! (still up in the air on the DIS Meet; we MAY have our puppy entered in a dog show in Purchase, NY that weekend
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. And thank you for your compliment on my photo--we are so happy.
